Telegram-herald., 1887-09-13
THE IRISH QUESTION
DISCUSSED ~ TIE COMMONS.
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LasDos. sspt. I2.-Ths House Of Com
nous tonixat presented Lively scene.
Eysryons ls strunz ~ - hi-a pitea of
srcitsmens ss Eas expected tss Appro-
praslon hill sas dispatched via sesnt
cerssnsny and delegated Immediately 70 TIE
eos.nsittss- sir Wm. Vernon HaEc0urt De-
xan sn ssfscz apon ne 09sernneat for the
rec.ns troables IN Ireland he denounced
the 6oysrun1ent IN wsrEn language TOR their
crarse Ia Ireland. and demanded tnas the
Hatse - i1f0rEsed az - Nhst Instructions
had seen gwen ths police fszsrding ths
holtinz Of meetings Ia lfe.sad. he also
tesirsa - kn0s e 4 9as tEos thas cif k-d-
xefs buIier had resigned the 1dsr cecre-
taryanip, znd his reason for dong 80. tne
speahes then pfocee,ied 10 report the char
sGter III ghs meetings t5sL had been held AZ
Funss and Mitcheils.oaE. Re claimed The
rlahE for the lrish. ia common With their
Enxlish brethren. % asseuDie together Tor
ths purposs Of announcing the actions and
policy pursued The lsYsisistare anter whose
x0vsrumsnt they we're some Tory Jour
nsla as~rred that SIS William has suggested
thst machine guns De used azainst the irish
aad the Tines nas used such language as
has aevef before degraded the press OF
BE- eountry. IL be continued. the advice
of The Unl0nisf pas were 70 be followed
whza between nachlns-EGns. eslctiOns and
Tory landlords. very soon lev irish VIII oe
lsft. II the Government believes In this
policy les t1sm Try the experiment OF their
os. toclrins upon The people OF England
snort sork would be made OF the Govern
neal II tAeY did 50, and their downfall
would Be complete. The heart Of England,
cnnclnded SIR William, Is with the Irish in
vindicAting their right 70 hold public meet
inx.. and viii support them until justice Is
d0ne.
Meetings must and will continue in all
pats of ireiand, the Government will have
their hands nil 10 trying 70 suppress them.
Eslf3ur ~ replying 10 c4r William Har-
coart sa.1 that the Instructions given the
uolsrs Nsre precisely the same IS those
xsvea xhea SIR William HsrcoUrt himself
.ss minister Regarding the resignation OF
S.r R-1vors Butler, Mr.. Baifour declared
tAAt h.s appointment TO the IRISH Secretary
shlp as only temporary one, and that
he had resigned because desired 10 return
% the wsr ofice. The surmisc that there
Wa a difference between Sir Redvers Butler
snd tie Ministry was absolutely false.
Refsrrinx 10 The contention that ths sup
pr-ssion OF meeLlags IN Ireland
was flsgsl, Ralfbur said that
tt was mater Of history
that uadsr the con- mon law in Ireland. Sir
Wan. Harrouss had iolcsd Mr.. 6ladstope.
who vas then Premlsr. and Mr.. Foster
then Irish Secretary. IN proclsiming 10
meetings. The question. continued Mr..
Balfour. = not whether the action OF the
Government IL legal, bat whether IL Is po-
line. It il important 20 consider the condi-
ton OF Ennis which n notorious cenLer
OF sarzrsan crime. IL IA absurd TO describe
such meetings "a are held there as oppor-
saaities for rec discussion only. They are
hsraid>d by inaammsfory plscarfs
and tAs obvious OBJECT OF the meetings
VAS 70 defeat las and to foster
outyages and Intimidation. As tor
Mitchellstowu. said the Secretary, IL -
sscertained that the police had immense
provocation They were assaulted and
stoned and struck with blackth0rns. IL
wss not until they were disordered by the
charge Of horsemsn, and were Knocked
down. wounded and forced 20 hy tor their
lives that the police fred The firing was
absolutely necessary % rotect the barracks
snd the unf0rtunste police strzxglers out
sadc. Il was not random nrirg oy men
IN panic. but the deliberate act
ordered by the Commander. The police are
AMPLY justified for their actions. The sole
responsibility rests with those who con-
tsmplsted the meeting. Mr.. Bslfour con-
ciaded by declaring that the Government
would not wsver from the line which they
had marked out that they expected little
assistance from the opposition. bat with
their courage unshsken they persevered IN
course which could only end in the con-
elisti0n Of Ireland.
Mr. Gladstone. in answer 10 the Secre-
tary, made a most drastic speech. IN which
hs carefully drew attention 10 the
Gi Gilsrence between a band OF outlaws. ike
rnoonlirhtsrs. whom everybody. including
The Irish. looked down upon and discounte-
nanced Kilins. q constable, and cold
bio0ded and entirely unwarranted attack
By The police. The venerable home-raler
Insisted that previous errors. even his own,
ware 40 excuse for The most regretfUi mur-
der At MitCheistown.
TIE bulk OF the speeches delivered to
nia a in the house we're calculated 70 affect
tn slectors a. ixrxs IN Eng add. II they dc
not The Tory Members Of Parliament.
M Parneli made motion TO adjourn thI
deoats. bat this wSs defeated By vote o.
212 70 -. The debate Was continued unit
q laie hour. Mr. Dillon. in al impssslonsc
speech. minated cowsrdice on the part o
the police and reaifrmed the sentiment
uttered IN defense Of free spesch and th'
right 10 hold public meetings.
Lord Randolph Churchill said that ths
accounts Of The Nitchelistopn affair threw
iarid light upon Mr. Glsdsgones sppesls &
the Irish q exercise patience. The Govern
msnt in his opinion. was justified IL
course which they had adopted.